How long does it take to read Gapo?
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Gapo by Lualhati Bautista takes about 2 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1988. 152 pages, about 41,800 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Set in Olongapo, a Philippine city beside a US naval base, this Tagalog novel follows Filipinos whose lives revolve with the American presence. Mike sings folk songs at the bar Freedom Pad, where Magda works as a hostess hoping to find an American husband. Modesto labors at the naval base under an American officer who keeps insulting him, while Ali raises his young nephew Jeffrey and seeks companionship. Their paths cross as American servicemen arrive, and the book examines how Americans oppress and pressure Filipinos in a community shaped by the base.
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